Gait energy expenditure in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: case study

• Main Authors: Mariana Angélica de Souza (Author), Marília Ester Ferreira (Author), Cyntia Rogean de Jesus Alves de Baptista (Author), Ana Claudia Mattiello Sverzut (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This case study aimed to verify the model of Rose et al.1 as a feasible to assess energy expenditure in gait of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Three DMD patients aged 6, 7 and 8 years old participated of this study. It was obtained weight, height, leg length measurement (LLM), rest...